About the Horsefly River Roundtable
Who ?
Membership consists of interested members of the Horsefly community, and industries and government agencies that operate in the area, including forest licensees.
What ?
A Non-Profit Society incorporated in the province of British Columbia in 2007
Where ?
The area of interest represents those connected with the community of Horsefly, and includes the Horsefly River Watershed, and Beaver Valley.
When ?
Monthly meetings are be held from 7-9pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month. No meetings planned for July and August.
Why ?
- Stewardship
- ecosystem health, including hydrology, fish and fish habitat
- knowledge and appreciation of natural history
- viewscapes and aesthetics
- recreational tubing on the rive - pollution, safety
- education of those outside the roundtable
- water stewardship - quantity and quality
- Community voice
- economic, environmental and social opportunities and issues
- communication with government agencies, industry, and other organizations
- education of the roundtable members
- Industrial development
- logging and trucking
- road development and access
- mining, mineral exploration, and placer mine reserve on the Horsefly River
- hydroelectric production
- Planning
- Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan, Horsefly Sustainable Resource Management Plan
- settlement planning and access
- other plans
- Ranching and private land
- erosion issues on the Horsefly and Moffat mainstems
Short term goals (less than 2 years)
- Identify and plan for a hands-on project that produces a tangible result
- Education of the community and roundtable members
Medium term goals (2 to 5 years)
- Implement the hands-on projects identified under short term goals
- Develop an action plan for the area
Long term goals (greater than 5 years)
- Develop a management plan for the area
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